asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the Official Report the offices and premises occupied by the Manpower Services Commission; what their rateable values are; for how long the commission has occupied them; and whether the previous occupants were in the public sector.

Administrative Offices, including 34 offices for the Profesional and Executive Recruitment

20

For the Head Office

Most of the 1,333 premises are leased. The jobcentres have generally been acquired from the private sector; 21 of the skillcentres and four of the employment rehabilitation centres are purpose-built, the remainder are in industrial premises leased from private organisations.

The administrative offices are generally in premises leased by the Property Services Agency and shared with other departments.

It is not possible to provide the full details required without disproportionate expenditure.